Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September | Politics News
Kishida will not seek re-election as the leader of the ruling LDP in party elections next month.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will…
More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies | Rohingya News
Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State.More Rohingya are arriving in Bangladesh from…
Taiwanese boxer wins gold at Paris Olympics amid gender row | Paris Olympics 2024
NewsFeedTaiwan’s Lin Yu-ting has become the second women’s boxer embroiled in a gender dispute to win gold at the Olympic Games, triggering jubilant scenes among…
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means | Migration
Mina Hamid*, who hails from Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of 11, says she will never forget the first time…
US ambassador leads boycott of Nagasaki atomic bombing ceremony | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedA boycott led by the US ambassador to Japan drew focus away from the official ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of…
Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler | Freedom of the Press News
Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order ‘vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment’.A Philippine court has ordered the country’s corporate regulator to restore…
Thailand’s disbanded opposition party relaunches under new name, leader | Politics News
Move Forward Party has been renamed the People’s Party, the largest in parliament, and has promised to advance reforms.Thailand’s main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP)…
Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning | Earthquakes News
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of a higher than usual risk along the Nankai Trough.Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Golden day in Paris for Southeast Asian nation as speed climber Veddriq Leonardo and weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah win.Speed climber Veddriq Leonardo has handed Indonesia its…
China wrestles with ‘quantity over quality’ in generative AI patents | Technology
China has emerged as the world’s top producer of generative AI patents, but it is struggling to turn many of its ideas into action thanks…
Nagasaki defends decision not to invite Israel to atomic bomb memorial | Politics News
The United States, United Kingom and other countries say they will send lower-level officials to ceremony that will take place on Friday.The mayor of Nagasaki…
Great Barrier Reef endangered by hottest oceans in 400 years, study finds | Climate Crisis News
Researchers say the world is losing ‘one of our icons’ as human activity fuels temperature increases.Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef have hit their…
New study reveals more on early ‘Hobbit’ humans in Indonesia’s Flores | Science and Technology News
Study shows ancestors of Homo floresiensis were even shorter and lived 700,000 years ago.Twenty years ago scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that…
Thailand’s Move Forward Party faces potential dissolution as ruling looms | Politics News
Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on Wednesday whether the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) violated the constitution when it pledged to amend the…
Min Aung Hlaing admits pressure after Myanmar anti-coup forces claim base | Conflict News
Anti-coup fighters claimed to have taken control of key military base in northeastern Lashio over the weekend.Myanmar’s army chief and coup leader Senior General Min…
Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua kill New Zealand pilot in second plane attack | Conflict News
Glen Malcolm Conning was shot dead after he landed his helicopter in a remote village, 19 months after another pilot was taken captive.Separatist fighters in…
Cambodia starts work on canal linking Mekong River to sea | Environment News
Phnom Penh says $1.7bn project economic as Vietnam worries it could be used by Chinese warships.Cambodia has launched a controversial canal project to link the…
Japan’s Nikkei slumps more than 10 percent in worst losses since 1987 | News
Fears about the health of the US economy are hitting Japan’s stock market and share indices around Asia.Japanese stocks have recorded their biggest losses since…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees transfer of missile launchers to border | Weapons News
North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in neighbouring South Korea.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over…
Will eating insects save the planet? | Food News
EXPLAINEREating insects may be healthier, cheaper and better for the environment than consuming meat – what’s not to like?The Singapore Food Agency announced last month…